Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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